Georgia § 53-5-62 - Ownership of a security.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 53-5-62 — Ownership of a security., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 53-5-62. Ownership of a security.
Only individuals whose registration of a security shows sole ownership by one individual or multiple ownership by two or more with right of survivorship, rather than as tenants in common, may obtain registration in beneficiary form. Multiple owners of a security registered in beneficiary form hold as joint tenants with right of survivorship, as tenants by the entireties, or as owners of community property held in survivorship form and not as tenants in common. (Code 1981, § 53-5-62 , enacted by Ga. L. 1999, p. 805, § 1.)
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Section 53-5-62 ("Ownership of a security.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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